Food Production — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 8 · Biology
Summary of Food Production for ICSE Class 8 Biology. Part of the ICSE Class 8 Biology syllabus. Food production includes the use of microorganisms, crops.
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Overview
Food production includes the use of microorganisms, crops, animals, fish, silk insects, and honey bees to obtain food and other useful products. Bacteria help in curd, cheese, tea curing, and soil enrichment. Fungi include yeast and mushrooms, and yeast is useful in baking and fermentation. Agricult
Key Concepts
Microorganisms are organisms that cannot be
Microorganisms are organisms that cannot be observed by the naked eye. They are very small and are seen only under a microscope. Many are harmful, but
A bacterial cell has primitive nuclear
A bacterial cell has primitive nuclear material without a nuclear membrane and an outer capsule. Bacteria have different shapes such as coccus, bacill
Curd is fermented whole milk formed
Curd is fermented whole milk formed by bacterial action on lactose. The commonly used bacteria are Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Lactobacillus acidophi
Cheese making has four major steps
Cheese making has four major steps: curdling, cottage cheese stage, salting, and ripening. Curdling is done with lactic acid bacteria, and ripening gi
Bacteria help in curing tea by
Bacteria help in curing tea by removing bitterness and giving flavour and aroma. Tobacco is also cured by bacteria.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how microorganisms help in food production
- Describe the uses of bacteria in curd, cheese, tea curing, and agriculture
- Explain the importance of fungi, especially yeast and mushrooms
- Classify crops as food crops, cash crops, kharif crops, and rabi crops
- Recognize the main ideas of organic farming and the Green Revolution
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